The mother of a girl accused of tormenting a Polk County 12-year-old in a high-profile cyber bullying-suicide case is now accused of beating up kids in a separate incident – an accusation Sheriff Grady Judd says demonstrates her poor parenting skills.

The 30-year-old Lakeland woman has been charged with two counts of child abuse with bodily harm and four counts of child neglect after a video surfaced on Facebook taken by a juvenile who witnesses the alleged attack in July.

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The woman told detectives she was breaking up a fight and should not have resorted to violence, deputies said.

"This video was easily located on the juvenile's public social media page..." Judd said in a statement Friday. "It is clear, not only has [the woman] demonstrated she cannot control the behavior of children she has access to without using violence, but she is obviously not monitoring the social media sites of children she has access to either."

The Sentinel is not naming the woman because it has previously not identified her 14-year-old daughter, one of two suspects accused of bullying a Lakeland girl who killed herself in September.

Suicide drew international attention

That girl and a 12-year-old were charged in connection with Rebecca Ann Sedwick's Sept. 10 suicide – a case that has drawn international attention to the issue of cyber bulling and the responsibility of parents to monitor the online behavior of their children.

Deputies are not identifying the children in the July incident. They are also not revealing the relationships, if any, with the Lakeland mother.

She admitted to punching one of the juveniles in the face with a fist and punching the second juvenile several times on the back of the head and between his shoulders.

"She stated she continued to hit one juvenile, after the other fell to the floor, because he was attempting get up from the bed,'' a report said.

She said she knew she should not have hit the juveniles with her fists.

On Thursday, the Polk County Sheriff's Office received several tips from residents about the Facebook video.

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"The video was of two juvenile subjects fighting, an adult female punching the fighting juveniles and screaming profanities, and several other juveniles shouting profanities and moving around in what appears to be a bedroom of a residence," a Sheriff's Office report says.

"A total of six juveniles ranging in ages from 9 - 14 were observed in the video," the report added.

The woman has "access'' to all six kids in the video, officials said.

Daughter's message prompted arrest

The arrest comes as debate continues about Rebecca's suicide.

Her bullies tormented the girl by calling her ugly and urging her drink bleach to die.

The harassment didn't stop - even after Rebecca's parents moved her to a different middle school.

The bullies reached her on her smartphone through text messages and social media applications.

Rebecca brought it all to an end by jumping to her death from a silo at an abandoned concrete factory Sept. 10.

But even after her suicide, the cruelty didn't cease, family members and investigators say.

That message - posted Sept. 12 on Facebook by Rebecca's 14-year-old persecutor - ended with a heart symbol. And resulted in an arrest.

On Monday, Polk County deputies charged the girls with aggravated stalking.

The online remark motivated detectives into arresting the two girls earlier than they had anticipated.

"That post was the tipping point," Judd said Tuesday. "She forced this arrest."

Girls admitted abuse

The 14-year-old instigated the bullying after she started dating Rebecca's ex-boyfriend, Judd said. The 12-year-old girl was once Rebecca's friend - but the other girl turned her against Rebecca.

The girls "repeatedly and maliciously" harassed Rebecca while all three attended Crystal Lake Middle School in Lakeland, investigators said.

"Several students corroborated stories of both girls bullying Sedwick on different occasions, through name-calling, intimidation, threats to beat her up, and at least one actual physical fight," a Sheriff's Office report said.

Judd said neither family cooperated with investigators, so the girls were placed under arrest Monday and charged with the third-degree felony.

The 12-year-old was released to her parents because she demonstrated remorse to the judge, but she can't go back to school.

The 14-year-old is was the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice last week. Her current status was not available today.

After their arrests, Judd said, the girls admitted the abuse. The Orlando Sentinel is not naming them because of their ages.

Under Florida law, a range of options is available to punish juveniles convicted of felony aggravated stalking.

Brian Haas, State Attorney's Office spokesman for the judicial circuit that includes Polk County, would not talk about the case specifically.

But he said the charge carries a maximum penalty of juvenile probation or placement in a residential-commitment program for five years or until the 19th birthday - whichever comes first.

Judges have a variety of options for sentencing, including counseling and rehabilitation.

According to investigators, the 14-year-old had several arguments with Rebecca via Facebook, as well as verbal confrontations with her at school.